Pre-mRNA Splicing in Plants: In Vivo Functions of RNA-Binding Proteins Implicated in the Splicing Process

Alternative pre-messenger RNA splicing in higher plants emerges as an important layer of regulation upon exposure to exogenous and endogenous cues. Accordingly, mutants defective in RNA-binding proteins predicted to function in the splicing process show severe phenotypic alterations. Among those are...

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Published inBiomolecules Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 1717 - 1740
Main Authors Meyer, Katja, Koester, Tino, Staiger, Dorothee
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 24.07.2015
MDPI
Subjects
Animals
Arabidopsis
Arabidopsis - genetics
Arabidopsis - metabolism
Base Sequence
Humans
Review
RNA Precursors - genetics
RNA Splicing
RNA, Messenger - genetics
RNA-binding protein
RNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism
splicing
Arabidopsis
RNA-binding protein
splicing
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Summary:Alternative pre-messenger RNA splicing in higher plants emerges as an important layer of regulation upon exposure to exogenous and endogenous cues. Accordingly, mutants defective in RNA-binding proteins predicted to function in the splicing process show severe phenotypic alterations. Among those are developmental defects, impaired responses to pathogen threat or abiotic stress factors, and misregulation of the circadian timing system. A suite of splicing factors has been identified in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Here we summarize recent insights on how defects in these splicing factors impair plant performance.
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ISSN:2218-273X
2218-273X
DOI:10.3390/biom5031717